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Tag Archives: youth knife crime
Croydon mourns: Stormzy joins thousands for Elianne’s vigil
Early estimates reported by the BBC suggested “hundreds”. But with the northbound carriageway of Wellesley Road closed to traffic for the evening, gradually people began gathering in their thousands near the spot of the latest, shocking tragedy to befall Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Rosemarie Mallett
Tagged Croydon, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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Choir records a classic as fund-raiser in memory of Elianne
Croydon Voices, a community choir, has recorded their version of the soul classic Stand By Me in memory of Elianne Andam, the schoolgirl killed in Croydon last week.
Requiem mass and candlelight vigil to be held for Elianne
One week on from the dark day when Elianne Andam was brutally murdered on a Croydon street, there is to be a requiem mass in her memory held at the Minster tomorrow morning, October 4. Separately, in the evening, there … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Minster, Knife crime, Old Palace
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Old Palace School, youth knife crime
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Man in his 40s stabbed and killed on Roundshaw Estate
A man, believed to be in his 40s, was killed in a stabbing in Beddington last night. The Metropolitan Police has been approached for a statement. The murder took place on Typhoon Way, part of the Roundshaw Estate in Sutton. … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sutton Council
Tagged Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Elianne Adnam, knife crime, London, Metropolitan Police, murder, Roundshaw Estate, Sutton, Wallington, youth knife crime
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Perry fails to hold any safe community meetings in 18 months
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES As the council prepared to hold a not-so-public meeting tonight at the Town Hall, which was called in the aftermath of the tragic killing last week of 15-year-old schoolgirl Elianne Andam in the middle of an … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Knife crime, Kristian Aspinall, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing
Tagged Anthony King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Donna Murray-Turner, knife crime, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, murder, My Ends, Safer Community Partnership, Safer Neighbourhood Board, Tory, youth knife crime
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7 killings in 6 months: Croydon Insider on the lasting tragedies
“Someone went out with a bunch of flowers in one hand and a knife in the other” Our latest episode of The Croydon Insider deals with one of the worst crises to affect Croydon, and London, after a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Knife crime, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools
Tagged Andrew Tate, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Dan Wootton, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Laurence Fox, Mayor Jason Perry, murder, New Addington, Spotify, Tory, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, youth knife crime
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Safer Croydon Partnership calls public meeting at Town Hall
The Safer Croydon Partnership is to stage a public meeting next Monday, to be attended by senior police officers, the Croydon Mayor and MPs, to discuss the work they are doing “to make our neighbourhoods safer”, they say. The meeting, … Continue reading
Boy, 17, is charged with murder of schoolgirl Elianne Andam
2pm UPDATE: The Metropolitan Police has charged a 17-year-old boy with the murder in Croydon of Elianne Andam on Wednesday. The teenager, who cannot be named because he is under 18, appeared at youth court, sitting at Croydon Magistrates’ Court, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Croydon, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime, Zombie knives
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Police name 20-year-old killed in New Addington knife fight
The police have named the man killed in a knife fight in New Addington on Tuesday as 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins. “His family are being supported by specialist officers,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington South
Tagged Bradley Hutchins, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, North Walk, youth knife crime
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Police appeal for witnesses after murder in New Addington
There was another murder in Croydon last night, when a knife fight involving several people took place on North Walk, New Addington, and two men were left with stab wounds. A 20-year-old man died at the scene. Metropolitan Police detectives … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington South
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, New Addington, North Walk, youth knife crime
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Teen arrested in South Norwood over Two Brewers stabbings
A teenager was arrested in South Norwood yesterday in connection with the suspected homophobic attack on two men outside the Two Brewers pub in Clapham last month. The suspect, aged 19, has not been named, but is in custody facing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, South Norwood
Tagged Clapham, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, South Norwood, Two Brewers, youth knife crime
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Detectives make arrest in hunt for Thornton Heath murderer
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing last month of 20-year-old Usmaan Mahmood in Thornton Heath have made an arrest. A 19-year-old man, as yet unnamed by the police, was arrested today on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Thornton Heath, Usmaan Mahmood, youth knife crime
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Suspects named in connection with Nelly Akomah murder case
The police have this morning named the two suspects connected with their investigation into the murder of Thornton Heath grandmother Nelly Akomah last week. Hugo Da Silva Pires and Catia Feliciano were both arrested at Stanstead Airport on Friday, apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Croydon, George Street, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Nelly Akomah, Thornton Heath, youth knife crime
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Police investigate suspected murder of woman in her 70s
A fifth murder investigation in Croydon in less than three months is underway after a woman in her 70s was found dead at a house near Grangewood Park yesterday. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 10.40am to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, youth knife crime
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Thornton Heath murder victim named as Usmaan Mahmood
The police today identified the murder victim of last week’s Thornton Heath stabbing as 20-year-old Usmaan Mahmood, who lived in the area. The fatal stabbing occurred in broad daylight near Thornton Heath Rec last Tuesday afternoon. No arrests have been … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Thornton Heath, Usmaan Mahmood, youth knife crime
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Police seek witnesses in Thornton Heath murder investigation
The Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses to a stabbing in Thornton Heath on Tuesday which left a 20-year-old man with fatal injuries. It is the fourth murder investigation launched in the Croydon area in less than three months. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Sandfield Road, Thornton Heath, youth knife crime
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Police appealing for witnesses after stabbing in Crystal Palace
Second knife crime murder inquiry in Croydon in as many weeks, following an unconnected fatal attack on a man on Pawsons Road at the end of May A murder investigation has been launched after the body of Ion Rado, 46, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Effra Court, Ion Rado, Keahn Williams, knife crime, Lucas Sutton, Metropolitan Police, Pawsons Road, youth knife crime
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Another night, another Croydon stabbing: Nottingham Road
The Metropolitan Police is investigating another Croydon stabbing. This latest incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, following the bank holiday, with the police responding to reports of an attack at around 1.30am on Nottingham Road in South … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Nottingham Road, South Croydon, Waddon, youth knife crime
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Police name Waddon teen in Pawsons Road murder probe
The second teenager charged with last week’s Pawsons Road murder of Lucas Sutton has been named by police as Keahn Williams, 19, from Waddon. Williams was arrested in the West Midlands on Saturday. He was also charged with possession of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Bensham Manor, Croydon, knife crime, Lucas Sutton, Metropolitan Police, Pawsons Road, Selhurst, Waddon, youth knife crime
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New Addington and Shrublands share £80,000 youth crime fund
A grant of £80,000 from the Mayor of London’s violence reduction unit is to be divided up among three groups in Croydon working with the borough’s youth to provide “targeted support to guide them away from crime”, the council announced … Continue reading
Walker sentenced to 19 years for murder of Jermaine Cools
The killer of a 14-year-old boy on London Road in 2021 is ‘a habitual knife carrier’ who six weeks before the murder was arrested on a bus in Croydon and found to be in possession of ‘a very large zombie-style … Continue reading
Police seek witnesses to stabbing of teenager at Colonnades
The Metropolitan Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in broad daylight yesterday at a bus stop outside The Colonnades, by the busy A23 Purley Way. The victim was rushed to hospital after … Continue reading
Posted in Colonnades, Crime, Knife crime, Waddon
Tagged Colonnades, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, youth knife crime
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‘Anarchy in Croydon’ fears as Mayor axes 22 safety officer jobs
Neighbourhood Safety Officers work to reduce fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour, and one worker facing redundancy warns that erasing his department is ‘a complete invitation to stabbings’. By STEVEN DOWNES A council workers’ union is claiming that cash-strapped Croydon’s decision to … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Katherine Kerswell, Knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Anti-social behaviour, ASBO, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, Katherine Kerswell, knife crime, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Neighbourhood Safety Officers, NSOs, Tory, youth knife crime
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Croydon teen is found guilty of murder of Croydon teen
A jury at the Central Criminal Court this afternoon took just three hours of deliberation to find an unnamed teenager guilty of the December 2021 murder of Zaian Aimable-Lina in Ashburton Park. Both the victim and his attacker were 15 … Continue reading
Perry passes knife crime responsibility to community groups
Another announcement from the council appears to confirm the abandonment of the authority’s attempt to establish a violence reduction unit, and showed Mayor Jason Perry abrogating responsibility for dealing with one of the most pressing issues in the borough today. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Policing, Sarah Hayward
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, knife crime, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Sarah Hayward, Violence Reduction Network, Violence Reduction Unit, youth knife crime
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